California, en estado de emergencia por el “peligro extremo” de incendios
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Jeff Qualls stands on his roof to watch an air tanker drop fire retardant on flames from the Holy fire as it make its way down the hillside in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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Firefighters douse hot spots Saturday morning from the Holy fire in the McVicker Canyon neighborhood of Lake Elsinore.
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People watch as the Holy fire rages on a mountainside in Temescal Valley.
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Fire crews from Ventura County brace themselves as fire retardant falls on them after being dropped from the sky while they work to stop the progression of the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore.
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Helicopters make drops near homes threatened by the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore.
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As the sun rises above Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, the overnight crew working to contain the Holy fire prepares to leave. Containment levels have continued to rise since the fire broke out Monday.
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The charred remains of vehicles lie along Ortega Highway on Saturday.
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Residents keep watch Friday night as the Holy fire burns out of control in the hillsides above Temescal Valley.
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Firefighters try to stop the progression of the Holy fire as it makes its way toward homes due to the strong evening winds from Lake Elsinore.
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Stephen Woodward looks towards the sky as helicopters make rounds from Lake Elsinore to the hillside in their fight against the Holy fire on Friday.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)
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Fire retardant paints a Lakeland Village neighborhood pink in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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Firefighters try to stop the progression of the Holy fire as it makes its way toward homes due to the strong evening winds in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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An air tanker drops a load of water to save a home in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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A helicopter fighting the Holy fire drops water on flames at North Main Divide along Ortega Highway.
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Firefighters battle to save a home from a wall off flames as the Holy fire continues to burn out of control in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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Residents and law enforcement wear breathing mask to avoid the thick smoke created by Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore.
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Chief Mark Lamont, center, oversees firefighting operations at North Main Divide along Ortega Highway.
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Two dozers cut a fire line next to flames at North Main Divide along Ortega Highway.
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Afternoon winds fan flames close to a home north of Grand Avenue in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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Firefighter Jon Polansky rest after working an overnight shift at a lookout on Ortega Highway above Lake Elsinore.
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Kai Cano rest after working an overnight shift at lookout on Ortega Highway.
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Firefighters watch for flareups as they prevent the flames from the Holy fire from crossing the Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore.
(Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
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Firefighters conduct a burn operation to remove fuel around homes on Grand Avenue as the Holy fire grows to more than 10,000 acres.
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Fire crews watch as a helicopter makes a water drop on a flareup as they prevent the Holy fire from crossing the Ortega Highway above Lake Elsinore.
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The Holy fire, which has grown to more than 10,000 acres, is reflected off the water of Lake Elsinore.
(Maria Alejandra Cardona / Los Angeles Times)
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Jeff Itschner, 43, sprays water on the bushes at his in-laws’ home on Amorose Street near Leach Canyon in Lake Elsinore.
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A helicopter makes a water drop on burning brush on a hill across from homes in Lake Elsinore.
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Manuel Trujillo packs his belongings as flames from the Holy fire approach his Lake Elsinore neighborhood.
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Firefighters struggle to keep the Holy fire from jumping Lincoln Street toward homes in Lake Elsinore.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Residents evacuate the 29000 block of Sandpiper Drive in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire approaches homes.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Flames come close to homes in the 29000 block of Sandpiper Drive in Lake Elsinore.
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Worried residents watch as flames advance toward their homes on Sandpiper Drive in Lake Elsinore.
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Stephanie Caceres packs her belongings into her car as the Holy fire approaches homes on Sandpiper Drive in Lake Elsinore.
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Cal Fire’s Mario Gonzalez keeps an eye on the Holy fire raging near homes in Leach Canyon.
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An air tanker fights the Holy fire, which forced more evacuations of neighborhoods in the Lake Elsinore area Wednesday.
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The Holy fire on Wednesday approaches Lake Elsinore’s McVicker Canyon neighborhood, which is under mandatory evacuation orders.
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Two men monitor the Holy fire from a rooftop as it approaches the McVicker Canyon neighborhood in Lake Elsinore.
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The Trabuco Canyon home of arson suspect Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, stands untouched amid charred remains in his neighborhood.
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Chris O’Neal, a video journalist from Laguna Niguel, is silhouetted by a smoke-obscured sun as a fire helicopter keeps an eye on the Holy fire approaching McVicker Canyon.
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The Holy fire reached very close to homes in a Lake Elsinore neighborhood forcing evacuation and deployment large air tankers.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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The Holy fire burns toward homes in a Lake Elsinore neighborhood, forcing evacuation orders and the deployment of large air tankers.
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Smoke from the Holy fire darkens the sky over the Glen Ivy Golf Club as the blaze burns on the mountain ridges around Corona.
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The Holy fire in the Cleveland National Forest pushed closer to some homes Wednesday, prompting a new round of mandatory evacuations.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Lester and Blanca Fronk watch for planes fighting the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore.
(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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U.S. Forest Service fire crews make their way to the Holy fire, burning on mountain ridges in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona.
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Bob Tyler clears his driveway covered by ashes from Holy Fire falling on his neighborhood of 11000 block of Kingbird Drive in Corona.
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A plane drops fire retardant on the Holy fire burning in Cleveland National Forest above a home in Lake Elsinore on Aug. 7.
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A man prepares to fish as smoke rises from the Holy fire in the Cleveland National Forest in Lake Elsinore on Aug. 6.
Los Ángeles — El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, declaró este viernes una emergencia estatal para atajar las actuales condiciones de “peligro extremo” de incendios forestales e intentar evitar así que se repitan los mortíferos fuegos de los dos últimos años.
“El creciente riesgo de incendios forestales que enfrentamos como estado significa que simplemente no podemos esperar hasta que un fuego comience para comenzar a disponer recursos de emergencia”, argumentó hoy el gobernador en su declaración.
En su opinión, California necesita un “enfoque sostenido y una acción inmediata” para proteger mejor al estado.
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En los dos últimos años California sufrió los peores incendios de su historia moderna y que costaron la vida a más de 120 personas.
Según afirmó la Comisión de Seguros del estado los incendios forestales de 2018 fueron los “más mortíferos y costosos en la historia” y supusieron a las aseguradoras un desembolso de cerca de 10.000 millones de dólares.
Gracias a la declaración de emergencia se desarrollarán trabajos a lo largo de 141 millas cuadradas (365 kilómetros cuadrados) que han sido identificados por el Departamento Forestal y de Protección contra Incendios de California (Cal Fire) como “áreas críticas para proteger de las amenazas de los incendios”.
Las acciones incluyen trabajos para reducir la densidad de algunos bosques y retirada de hierba seca y otros materiales fácilmente combustibles en determinadas áreas.
Se espera que estos proyectos mejoren la protección de cerca de 200 comunidades del Estado Dorado pues, según la declaración de este viernes, se calcula que 2,2 millones de viviendas están en “alto o muy alto peligro de incendio”.
La declaración de emergencia exime de requisitos ambientales a 35 proyectos que han sido identificadas como prioritarios por Cal Fire.
De esta forma, las acciones de prevención quedan exentas hasta final de año de los requisitos de la Ley de calidad Ambiental de California y suspende otras regulaciones estatales supervisadas por varias agencias.
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Resident Lane Lawder carries a water bucket while fighting to save his home from the Ranch fire burning along New Long Valley Road near Clearlake Oaks.
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Image taken from the International Space Station shows the wildfires burning in Calif. In the upper left portion of the image is the Carr and Mendocino Complex fires and to the right is the Ferguson fire. (ALEXANDER GERST / AFP/Getty Images)
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A tree burns from the inside during the Ranch fire in Clearlake Oaks.
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An air tanker drops retardant on the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burning along High Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks.
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A fire truck passes a vineyard while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, near Clearlake Oaks.
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A hillside smolders after flames passed through during the Ranch fire in Clearlake Oaks.
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The Ranch fire burns a home on New Long Valley Road near Clearlake Oaks on Saturday.
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A firefighter gathers water from a pool while battling the Ranch Fire near Clearlake Oaks on Saturday.
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A deer flees as the Ranch fire tears down New Long Valley Road near Clearlake Oaks on Saturday.
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Dan Kissick, 60, left, shown with his son Jeff Kissick, searches the remains of his home on Kellinger Street on Saturday after the Carr fire hit Redding.
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Maureen Kissick examines china from her wedding 36 years ago as she sits in what was once the dining room of her home on Kellinger Street in Redding.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crew repairs power lines Saturday near the damaged home of Jose Briones along Baker Road in Redding.
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Smoke clouds rise from the Ranch Fire portion of the Mendocino Complex Fire in Lakeport on Aug. 1.
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Firefighters watch as air tankers drop flame retardant ahead of the River fire in Lakeport, Calif., on Aug. 1.
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Firefighters monitor the progression of the River fire in Lakeport, Calif., on Aug. 1.
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Buzz Craddock carries a pack tied with antlers covered in fire retardant as firefighters work to stop the progression of the River fire in Lakeport, Calif.
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The charred remains of a truck sit in the ash in Lakeport, Calif., on Aug. 1.
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Firefighters watch as air tankers drop fire retardant ahead of the River fire in Lakeport, Calif., on Aug. 1.
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Helicopters make water drops as flames from the River fire advance towards Lakeport, Calif.
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A West Covina firefighter works as a barn in the background is destroyed by the Mendocino complex fires near Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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A barn is engulfed in flames as the Mendocino complex fires spread with the wind near Hendricks Road in Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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Chickens near a home being destroyed by the Mendocino complex fires in a neighborhood near Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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Firefighters work to keep flames from the Mendocino complex fires from destroying a home as evening winds kick in near Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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A helicopter makes a water drop near the raging Mendocino complex fires west of Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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Firefighters work to keep flames from the Mendocino complex fires from destroying a home as evening winds kick in near Lakeport, Calif., on July 31.
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A firefighter monitors a controlled burn along California 20 in Upper Lake on July 31. The Ranch and River fires are burning together as the Mendocino complex fires.
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Firefighters from S&R Contracting in Oregon dig into the ground as they make sure all residual flames are put out near Redding, Calif., on July 30.
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Firefighters with S&R Contracting from Oregon, check for hotspots near Redding, Calif.
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On Sunday, cooler, more humid conditions gave firefighters a window to attack the massive Carr fire.
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A firefighter from L.A. douses hot spots in the Carr fire near homes in Redding on Sunday. About 12,000 firefighters from within California are battling 17 wildfires burning over 200,000 acres across the state.
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Dead fish float in a pond after the wildfire swept through and destroyed homes in Shasta, Calif.
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The sun sets through trees that were burned by the wildfire in Whiskeytown, Calif.
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The Carr fire destroyed and sunk boats docked at the marina in Whiskeytown, Calif.
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The Carr fire swept through and destroyed property and structures in Shasta, Calif.
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A Cal Fire firefighter waters down a back burn on Cloverdale Road near the town of Igo on Saturday, July 28, 2018. The back burn kept the fire from jumping toward the town. Scorching heat, winds and dry conditions complicated firefighting efforts.
(Hector Amezcua / Associated Press)
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Homes leveled by the Carr fire line the Lake Keswick Estates area of Redding on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
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A deer stands in the middle of a road covered in fire retardant as the Carr fire continues to threaten structures near Redding on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
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Mark Peterson, who lost his home in the Carr fire, gives water to goats that survived the blaze on Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Redding.
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Wildfire destroyed homes overnight in Lake Keswick Estates near Redding on July 27.
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A woman covers her face while viewing her grandmother’s home, burned in the Carr fire in Redding, on July 27.
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A firefighter sprays water on what’s left of a Redding home damaged by the Carr fire on July 27.
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A firefighter lights backfires during the Carr fire near Redding on July 27.
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A burning home is reflected in a pool during the Carr fire in Redding on July 27.
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A home burns along Sunflower Road in Redding during the Carr fire on July 27.
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A structure burns as the Carr fire races along State Route 299 near Redding on July 26.
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Firefighters transport a Carr fire evacuee to the Mercy Medical Center emergency room on July 26.
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Firefighters discuss plans while battling the Carr fire in Shasta County on July 26.
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Firefighters regroup while battling the Carr cire in Shasta County on July 26.
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A structure is engulfed in flames as the Carr fire burns along State Route 299 near Redding on July 26.
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A water tender operator helping to battle the Carr fire drinks a beverage after trying to save a burning structure in Shasta on July 26.
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The Carr fire burns near Shasta on July 26.
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A historic schoolhouse burns as the Carr fire tears through Shasta on July 26.
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No obstante, la medida que exime de requisitos ambientales a estos proyectos no ha tenido bienvenida en algunos sectores, que temen resultados contraproducentes para el medio ambiente.
“Compartimos el deseo del gobernador Newsom de una acción urgente sobre los incendios forestales pero por décadas este tipo de estrategias han fallado para mantener seguros a los californianos”, dijo en un comunicado enviado a Efe Shaye Wolf, directora de Ciencia Climática del Centro para la Diversidad Biológica.
“Cal Fire está ‘adelgazando’ los bosques lejos de donde vive la mayoría de los californianos y lejos de las áreas con grandes riesgos de incendios provocados por el viento”, criticó la experta.
